Note: Those who have participated in a workshop with Lee are invited to participate in this class. Attendance at one of Lee's workshops is a prerequisite for participation in this class. For the calendar of all of Lee's upcoming workshops at SFZC, please visit Lee’s bio page. ____________________

These 1½-hour drop-in practice classes are offered to those who are interested in fine-tuning the practices introduced in the basic skills workshops taught throughout the year at SFZC and at other venues.

The class begins and ends with meditation and includes time for discussion about how our practice is going. Different than a therapy group, San Francisco Zen Center is offering these drop-in classes with the intention to encourage the development of the mindfulness and compassion practices taught in the workshop framework and offers support for examining the links of conditioned patterns and our relationship to them.

Fundamentally, we agree that mindfulness practice provides an effective way to alleviate afflictive emotions and thoughts and that structuring the classes accordingly offers the most support. ____________________

Sliding scale fee: $15 - $20. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Fees will be collected at the class. (See note above for prerequisite.)

Dates: This class will meet weekly in 2015, with the exception of 1/1, 12/24 and 12/31.

Interested in carpooling? Visit SFZC's Rideshare Board (Note: If you enter in 12/18/2014 as the end date, then your post will stay on the board until the end of this year. You may delete your post at any time by following the directions on the Rideshare Board site.) ____________________

For more information please contact San Francisco Zen Center at 415.863.3136.

Upcoming workshops that meet the prerequisite are listed on Lee Lipp's SFZC bio page, where there is also a link to Lee's personal web site that lists other workshop venues in addition to those at Zen Center.